Summer time and the living is easy! We love to get kids outdoors for canoeing, fishing, hiking and camping. Being active sure works up an appetite and makes you hungry for healthy food that tastes good.
Last week, our Wilderness Inquiry guides worked with students from Central High School in St. Paul to teach them canoeing and safety skills as well as how to eat healthy and prepare nutritious snacks. The trick was to make them outside, without a kitchen or power source or many utensils. These three recipes are simple, easy and best of all, delicious. Here’s what we did.
Fruit Smash
Serves 4 to 6
(Tools: big bowl, wooden spoons)
2 cups frozen fruit (berries, peaches, bananas, etc)
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
1 tablespoon honey or sugar
Put all of the ingredients into a big bowl and smash with the wooden spoons.
Super Salad
Serves 4 to 6
(Tools: big bowl, jar with a lid, tongs)
8 cups leafy greens
2 tablespoons olive or sunflower oil
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
½ teaspoon mustard
½ teaspoon honey
Salt and pepper to taste
Rinse the greens and spin dry or pat with clean dishtowels.
Turn the greens into a bowl. Put the oil, vinegar, mustard and honey into a small jar with a lid and close. Shake like crazy. Pour the dressing over the greens and toss.
You can always add chopped or shredded vegetables and apples and/or nuts, too.
Hummus
Serves 8 to 10
(Tools: can opener, big bowl, wooden spoons)
2 cups cooked or canned garbanzo beans, drained (or 15 ounce can)
1 tablespoon lemon juice, or to taste
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 clove garlic, smashed
Splash hot sauce
3 tablespoons torn cilantro
Turn the beans into a large bowl and add the remaining ingredients. Smash together with the wooden spoons to make a thick paste, it doesn’t need to be very smooth, the more texture the better.
Serve with chips, cut veggies, or use as a spread on sandwiches.
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